Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, Tun Razak Highway,
26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia (Email: drhanuni@ump.edu.my)
Abstract
Sugarcane mill produces significant amount of wastes mainly in the form of liquid waste or also knows as sugarcane mill effluent
(SCME). SCME can cause water pollution and need proper treatment before it can be discharge into water sources (river or
lake). This is due to the high content of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended
Solid (TSS) and Volatile Suspended Solid (VSS).In present study, biological treatment (anaerobic system) and membrane filtration
assisted with ultrasonic effect was carried out to treat the SCME. In anaerobic system, the decomposition of organic and
inorganic substrate occurs without the presence of oxygen to treat high concentration of organic carbon waste such as SCME and
methane gas (CH4) is produced as a by product in this process. Ultrasonic assisted membrane system is applied in the system in
order to enhance the efficiency of the process in treating the SCME. Study was conducted by comparing the quality of the SCME
after undergo the treatment process using membrane anaerobic system (MAS) and ultrasonic membrane anaerobic system
(UMAS). From the study, it shows that more than 90% (>90%) percents of removal efficiency (BOD, COD, and TSS), and reduce
flux decline is achieved by using UMAS
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4oC to make sure the waste water does not biodegrade due
to microbial action. Some of the sugarcane waste water were
taken and tested for parameters such as pH, COD, BOD,
TSS and VSS to know the initial characteristics of sugarcane
waste water.
3.2
Chemical
Oxygen
Demand
(COD)
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flux on the first day which was 25.6 L/m2.h and 35.7 L/m2.h
for MAS and UMAS respectively. This indicates that on the
1st day, there was less fouling or no fouling occur on the
membrane surface, but as the time increases, the pores have
started to block with the particle and lead to the reduction in
membrane flux. However for the UMAS, flux reduction is
less significant compared to MAS as the value of flux
obtained on the last day is only 1.8 % less compared to the
original one.
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4. CONCLUSIONS
In overall UMAS depicts better performance in treating the
sugarcane mill effluent (SCME). It has achieved higher
removal efficiency for COD, BOD and TSS compared to
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